Graduate Admissions & International Higher Education Consultant
Japan
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- Graduate Admissions Consultant at http://adammarkus.com/ (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Associate Director, Academic Counseling Department at The Princeton Review of Japan, Tokyo, Japan
- Senior Manager, Sales & Online Marketing, International Programs at Kaplan Inc., New York City
- International Representatives Coordinator at University of California Berkeley Extension
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- Education
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- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- University of California, Santa Cruz
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Adam Markus’s Summary
AN ADMISSIONS CONSULTING EXPERT
Since 2001, I have worked with over 300 applicants, a wide variety of individuals who successfully obtained admission to top graduate schools. Since 1995, I have worked in international education as a counselor, instructor, manager, and marketer in the US and Japan. Based on my experience, I believe that I can add significant value to my clients.
日本語: http://adammarkus.com/Jindex.html
I offer the following services:
-Email and telephone based admissions consulting worldwide
-Face-to-face sessions in Tokyo or elsewhere by special arrangement
-Individualized services to meet specific needs
-Customized group instruction
-Consulting to higher education organizations on admissions and Japan-based localization
A RECORD OF SUCCESS:
MBA: I have helped applicants get into every top program in the US & Europe. I have successfully served as an essay & interview counselor for numerous applicants accepted to HBS, Stanford GSB, Chicago GSB, Columbia Business School, Kellogg, Wharton, Yale SOM, UC Berkeley Haas, Duke, Tuck, INSEAD, & the London School of Business.
Other Graduate Degrees: My clients were admitted to top programs in such fields as Masters of Law (Harvard, Columbia, NYU, Chicago, Northwestern, Berkeley), Public Policy (Harvard Kennedy School of Government), International Relations (Columbia, Fletcher & Georgetown), Finance (London Business School, London School of Economics), Economics (University of Chicago), Engineering (Stanford), Computer Science (Stanford), & Environmental Studies (Yale).
COMMITTED TO SHARING GREAT INFORMATION WITH APPLICANTS
My blog, http://adam-markus.blogspot.com/, demonstrates my commitment to being an independent source of information & opinions about admission to graduate programs.
Interested in my consulting services? See http://adammarkus.com/ or email at adammarkus@gmail.com.
Adam Markus’s Specialties:
-Admissions counseling for US & UK graduate programs
-Extensive experience with MBA, LLM, MPP, MPA, Engineering & other fields
-Marketing and sales of education services
-Expert in helping international clients successfully localize their message and market themselves
-Interview training
-Highly experienced at working with Japanese clients
-Highly experienced reapplication counselor
-Hiring and training highly intelligent people
-Education business management
Adam Markus’s Education
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
MA , Political Science , 1991 — 1993
- Activities and Societies:
- Active member of Hillel, legislative assistant at Physicians for Social Responsibility
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University of California, Santa Cruz
BA , Politics , 1986 — 1989
- Activities and Societies:
- Editor, Leviathan, University of California, Santa Cruz, 6/87-2/89
-Established a Women’s Section of the paper resulting in increase of contributors by more than 50%
-Paper received Columbia Student Journalism Awards under my editorship for articles published in 1988 and 1989
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Adam Markus’s Interests:
legal theory, history, poetry, politics political theory, philosophy, literature, punk rock, jazz, cooking, food, wine, hiking, travel, walking
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